- Also called: Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, the Scriptures the Old and New Testaments
- any book or body of writings, esp when regarded as sacred by a particular religious group
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Scrip•ture /ˈskrɪptʃɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- BibleOften, Scriptures.Also called ˈHo•ly ˈScrip•ture (or Scriptures).the sacred writings of the Bible: [plural]The Scriptures are quite clear on that one point: it is wrong to kill.[uncountable]Scripture tells us little about Jesus' early life.
- Religion[usually: scripture] any writing or book, esp. when of a sacred nature: [uncountable]ancient Hindu scripture.[countable]Their scriptures date back thousands of years.
Scrip•ture
(skrip′chər),USA pronunciation n.
- BibleOften, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
- Religion(often l.c.) any writing or book, esp. when of a sacred or religious nature.
- Bible(sometimes l.c.) a particular passage from the Bible;
text.
- Latin scrīptūra writing. See script, -ure
- Middle English 1250–1300
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Scripture /ˈskrɪptʃə/ n
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scripture /ˈskrɪptʃə/ n
- a sacred, solemn, or authoritative book or piece of writing
'Scripture' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chapter
- Guru Granth
- hermeneutics
- hermeneutic
- Holy Scripture
- Holy Writ
- Islam
- lesson
- scriptural
- tradition
- Word
- anagoge
- anti-Scripture
- book of hours
- cabala
- covenant
- eisegesis
- extracanonical
- Granth
- Mosaic Law
- noncanonical
- office
- passage
- pilpul
- pro-Scripture
- revealed religion
- text
- tract
- uncanonical
- verset
- Sacred Writ
- script
- sermon
- SS.D.